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Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I The Perversity of Nature Foreclosed to Thought -- 1 Nature Is Not Hidden but Perverse -- 2 Ecology and Thought -- 3 Philosophy and Ecology -- 4 Theology and Ecology -- Part II The Non-Philosophical Matrix -- 5 Theory of the Philosophical Decision -- 6 The Practice and Principles of Non-Philosophy -- 7 Non-Theological Supplement -- Part III Immanental Ecology and Ecologies (of ) Thought -- 8 Real Ecosystems (of) Thought -- 9 Elements of an Immanental Ecology -- 10 Ecologies without Nature -- Part IV A Theory of Nature -- 11 Separating Nature from the World -- 12 Materials for a Theory of Nature -- Conclusion: Theory of Nature -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1 "Defending the Guilty" after 30 Years -- 2 How Can You Prosecute Those People? -- 3 How Can You Defend Those People? -- 4 There but for the Grace of God Go I -- 5 Why I Defend the Guilty and Innocent Alike -- 6 Why It's Essential to Represent "Those People" -- 7 Defending Civil Rights -- 8 Ruminations on Us and Them -- 9 Wrecking Life: When the State Seeks to Kill -- 10 "Those People" Are Us -- 11 Representing Sex Offenders -- 12 How Can You Not Defend Those People? -- 13 Fair Play -- 14 Defending . . . Still -- 15 Not Only in America: The Necessity of Representing "Those People" in a Free and Democratic Society -- Notes on Contributors -- Index

the urban West, it is easy to forget that most of the world's population still lives in villages, and despite increasing globalization it remains true that many countries can best be understood on the village level. The most striking example is China where, in the face of the political and economic upheavals of the last century, the local village units and networks retain their importance. Written during the last days of Imperial China, this pioneering study is remarkable for its detailed descriptions and the freshness of its observations, which are applicable today despite the veneer of moder

This paper analyses a potentially path shaping moment for the UK's public parks by analysing a pivotal case study of park neoliberalisation. Like many municipal parks, Gunnersbury Park in West London is experiencing the effects of local government budget cuts. Governance, policy and physical changes have been introduced to reduce dependence on public funding and the result is a more commercially oriented park. This case is used to better understand how the period of neoliberal austerity 2010-2020 reshaped municipal parks. The paper highlights concerns over the transparency and accountability of the social enterprise that now manages Gunnersbury Park. It also shows how neoliberalisation and commercialisation are manifested in the park landscape: free events are replaced with ticketed ones, spaces for sport are transformed into bookable facilities, cafes are taken over by corporate chains and playgrounds are supplemented with paid entry alternatives. One of the main consequences is the financial and symbolic exclusion of those unable or unwilling to pay. The paper explores who has contested the recent changes, and why. Opponents are dismissed as idealistic NIMBYs but, by refusing to accept the post-political inevitability of park neoliberalisation, they are helping to ensure Gunnersbury Park's remains a public and open space. The case is contextualised by situating it within a review of new park governance arrangements across London, and by comparing neoliberalisation processes here with those affecting New York parks. Ultimately, the research highlights the pitfalls of shifting away from the public funding and public management of municipal parks.

This article explores when and why conservative became a keyword in America politics. In a quantitative study of the press, Smith shows the importance of American engagement with European politics when French radicalism in the 1790s and then British reform in the 1830s shaped American understanding of conservatism as a signifier of stability and progress that complemented Enlightenment liberalism's emphasis on freedom and equality. During the 1850s, conservatism became an attractive bulwark for Northerners of all political stripes seeking to navigate the storm of sectional conflict.